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Pink Floyd Records Quality?

My copy if DSOYM is not very good either. However, I really like the pressing of A momentary lapse of reason.
 
AdamAnt316 said:
That's a bootleg. One of countless unofficial PF compilations pressed over the years. I've come across a few in my travels, including that one, plus this:
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Well, duh! Missed this totally. Thanks for the info. At least it plays fine.


mistermax said:
Yeah, you're lucky to have those. But I was referring to records put out on the Pink Floyd label. I'm not sure when they started it, I think they are distributed by Sony. But the lable is Pink Floyd
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Ok, got it. Read right past your reference to Pink Floyd label.
Man in Cave said:
If it's the 30th anniversary EU pressing, and it sounds like it is, enjoy it. It's cut from the original analog master, so it goes... I've read the only better pressings are the early UK pressings. I have this one as well and am lucky to have it. All the reissues I bought sound fine. I have an original US pressing of The Wall and it's stunning. I guess I've been kinda lucky. I know some new reissues can be flawed. Lord knows I've bought my share of those.

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Yes, it is the 30th anniversary EU pressing. Unless of course I’ve got another bootleg, lol.
 
jcg1112 said:
Well, duh! Missed this totally. Thanks for the info. At least it plays fine.
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I haven't heard many PF bootlegs, but both Dark Side of the Moo and BBC Sessions sound pretty close to commercial quality in terms of the pressings themselves. The material on them can very; depends on the quality of the source tapes, in most cases. Bad pressing quality is generally found in bootleg copies of commercial releases; they probably used the stampers for far too many pressings.

jcg1112 said:
Yes, it is the 30th anniversary EU pressing. Unless of course I’ve got another bootleg, lol.
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Pink Floyd bootlegs are generally made up of live shows and/or their early unreleased material. To the best of my knowledge, their studio albums weren't bootlegged often, though "extraction versions" of some of them exist containing alternate versions of album tracks. I myself have a copy of the 30th anniversary pressing, and it sound excellent.
-Adam
 
I've had several reissues of Pink Floyd including the mofi DSOTM. When the 2016 vinyl reissues came out, I really preferred them to the rest including the MOFI. Haven't had any quality issues that I can recall.
 
4-2-7 said:
Let me add this, just like old records, we like "Fist Pressings" If your trying to buy new records they have first pressings of those also. If your buying new titles that have been out 3, 4 and 5 years with someone that sell a lot of records like PF, your not getting a first pressing, it could be a old stamper, or the 5th stamper made off the mother.

Buy new records when they first come out, or record off someone who does. I don't expect the Led Zep 2015 remasters in the stores today to sound like the ones that came out the same week they hit the stores. That's five years ago, I know they sold out the deluxe box sets that they made 30,000 each of, these where very pricy so it stands to reasons they sold a lot more of the $24 records.
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Ever priced UK first pressings of many a PF title? USA is not even close to one in quality, let alone that of Japan. US Capitol pressings had a much higher noise floor as did most US Columbia oil shortage era original pressings. This was brand new, out of shrink wrap for the first time at that. Facts.
 
mkane said:
When we were buying lot's of used stuff we focused on lp's with no barcode. At least we didn't get recycled vinyl.
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In the USA, you did get Pink Floyd on recycled vinyl. Unfortunately, reality. Unless you bought UK, Japanese, or German pressings of these records.
 
JJCalvillo said:
My wife is from Mt. Kisco went to Fox Lane H.S. before lucking out and meeting me at MSU. Our girl is Tallulah Belle, and she's a Lulu.

Your boy is very handsome. A long hair also. Where did you find him?
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I know lots of people from that area. My son goes to a small private school right down the road from Fox Lane. Nice area.

I got the Shepherd from a breeder in Pennsylvania. I think we were on the waiting list for about a year. Wonderful dog, very intelligent and loving.
 
How does one get these early UK (Japanese etc.) pressings? Discogs? How do you identify them? (Or is that a State Secret? :) )
 
mistermax said:
How does one get these early UK (Japanese etc.) pressings? Discogs? How do you identify them? (Or is that a State Secret? :) )
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You have to look on discogs, on eBay, and elsewhere. They are harder to find in the USA as they were imported in very small numbers, and cost anywhere from $3-$10 more an LP when new. The Japanese import "A Collection Of Great Dance Songs" I bought new, in that era was $18.98 as an import in 1984. When the US LP cost less than half that price.
 
vinyl1 said:
If you want a good original DSOTM, and you don't want to pay £1000 for a solid blue triangle original UK, the one to get is the Wally Traugott mastering pressed at the Winchester, Virginia plant. They made a lot, and good copies can still be found in the US. You may have to pay up a little, but $50-100 is the going range for specialist dealers. You might find one in a record store for $30-50. Look for the WLY and what looks like a wineglass but is actually supposed to be a Winchester rifle in the deadwax. These pressing originally came with the poster, but if you just want to listen to the record, the copies without it will be less expensive.
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I have an original '73 Harvest WLY. Mint 10/10 with poster and cards. Absolutely stunning sounding. As good, if not better than my RL "Brothers in Arms".

For those not acquainted with this site http://www.pinkfloydarchives.com/DUKLPPF.htm#DSOTM
 
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